Friday, January 29, 2016

Netflix This Movie! Vol. 163

We're short on picks this week, but high on quality B-movies.

Staying Positive: Aeon Flux

by Adam Thas

Growing up in the '90s, I was a fan of the Aeon Flux cartoon (even if only lasted one season). It was weird, had a lot of action, and was a very interesting bridge between American and Asian animation styles. I loved it. So when I found out 10 years later that a live action version was going to be released, I was of course ecstatic. Aeon Flux disappointed. It just didn’t feel right and didn’t have the strangeness that the cartoon had. Even the beautiful Charlize Theron couldn’t save it for me. Critics hated it, I hated it, and creator Peter Chung hated it. So let’s travel 400 years into the future and save humanity by staying positive with 2005’s Aeon Flux.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

A Horror Dominated Quarter

by Melissa Uhrin
As I was collecting more and more titles to add to the list I wanted to post this week and it began to grow exponentially, I gave some thought as to what draws me to a movie. I had just about 80 movies on here at one point, but based on how many I actually saw in theatres last year, I thought I should write about the movies I am most looking forward to watching in theatres over the next couple of months. Then this piece won't be a fricken novel.

Riske Business: Oscar Nominated Songs I Love But Probably Shouldn't

by Adam Riske
Sing for the gold.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Heath Holland On...War Films

by Heath Holland
“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country; he won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” --General Patton

“Turn that war movie off!” --Heath Holland

F This Movie! - Year of 1,000 Movies

Melissa Uhrin makes her podcast debut as she and Patrick recount the more than 1,000 movies they saw in 2015.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Weekend Open Thread

“... And these children
that you spit on
as they try to change their worlds
are immune to your consultations.
They're quite aware
of what they're going through...”

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Heath Holland On...Corvette Summer

by Heath Holland
Question: you’ve just starred in the biggest box office success of all time and your face is on trading cards, novels, comic books, and lunch boxes. What do you do next? If you’re Mark Hamill, you star in Corvette Summer.

F This Movie! - Our Favorite Horror Movies of 2015

Patrick and Heather Wixson recap all the horror movies they loved in the last year.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Melissa Uhrin's Top 10 of 2015

by Melissa Uhrin
This past year was a busy one for me! I smashed my 2014 number of films watched (list to come soon-ish) and had the opportunity to see more than fifty of this year’s new releases. Hooray!? That had the potential to make for some difficult choices, but I opted for the most "me" route: what films entertained me the most? Here they are.

Mark Ahn's Favorite Movies of 2015

by Mark Ahn
I wanted to do something different with my year end list.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Heath Holland's Top 10 of 2015

by Heath Holland
2015 was killer when it comes to cool movies. These are the ones I liked the best.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Riske Business: My Top 10 of 2015

by Adam Riske
2015 was a great year for the movies, especially if you were a Western, a blockbuster with brains and heart or the work of a writer-director. These were my favorite movies of the year.

Monday, January 4, 2016